Cell Metabolism
A section of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989).
Section Information
Cell metabolism sustains life in all living organisms and encapsulates the chemical reactions that facilitate the conversion of exogenous and endogenous small molecules into stored energy as ATP and the building blocks of new cells and tissues that include nucleic acids, amino acids, oligonucleotides, and proteins.
Metabolites publishes research that furthers our understanding of cell metabolism in a wide range of organisms and environments. It welcomes manuscripts which inform on the cellular basis of health and disease, metabolic mechanisms, energy transduction, pathophysiology at the cellular level, redox metabolism, interactions between cells and their environment, signaling linked to cells, metabolism related to subcellular compartments, and drug effects on cellular function. We are particularly interested in research using novel methods, techniques, and areas of application that shed new light on metabolism in cells.
Scope
Topics of interest include:
- Understanding fundamental cellular metabolic processes and functions
- Applications of metabolomics to understand cell metabolism
- Emerging technologies in metabolic research
- Disease metabolism in cells, including in cancer
- Identification of novel metabolites and metabolic processes, including oncometabolites
- Multiomic and systems biology approaches to understanding cellular metabolism
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Amino Acid Metabolism Affecting Obesity and Energy Balance (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Signaling Pathways' Interplay and Crosstalk with Metabolism in Human Disease (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Advances in Translational Oncology and Oncometabolism (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Mitochondrial Metabolism in Health and Disease: A Clinical Perspective (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Mechanistic Insights into Metabolic Interactions with the Tumor Microenvironment (Deadline: 5 July 2026)
- Reactive Oxygen Species and Metabolic Dysregulation: From Bench to Bedside (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Metabolic Insights and Therapeutic Strategies in Hematologic Disorders (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Metabolic Crosstalk in the Tumor Microenvironment (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Metabolic and Lipidomic Reprogramming in Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Host Cell Metabolism in Bacterial Infection: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Targets (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Hypoxia and Its Role in Cellular Metabolism: Mechanisms and Implications (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- The Immunometabolic Role of the Erythrocyte (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- The Role of Metabolites and the Gut Microbiota in Development, Homeostasis, and Diseases (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Metabolism in Lung Development and Injury/Repair Throughout Human Lifetime (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Metabolic Pathways in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Conditions (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Metabolic Control of Inflammatory Responses (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Gene-Regulated Metabolic Networks (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Regulation of Stem Cell Aging by Metabolism and Epigenetics (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Harnessing Cancer Metabolism: Unveiling New Therapeutic Approaches and Diagnostic Tools (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Neurometabolics in a Nutshell (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Brain Energy Metabolism and Substrate Utilization in Neuroinflammation and Neurodegenerative Diseases (Deadline: 1 April 2027)
